Traffic signal



H. F. MURRAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL Aug. 11, 1936.

Filed Aug. 6, 1955 fimfi M W g w ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 11, 1936 ,UNETED, STATES PATENT- IQFFICE 2,050,579 TRAFFICSIGNAL" Harold F. Murray, Willard, Ohio Application August 6, 1935,Serial No. 34,968

6 Claims.

This invention relates to traific and other signals and an object of theinventor is to provide a signal support that will withstand shocks andstrains due to the impact of an automobile or other moving objectwithout serious deterioration or injury.

The invention is primarily for use as a traflic or highway signal and itmay support direction indicating signs or the usual light reflectors nowcommonly used as danger signals.

It is the further purpose of the inventor to provide a suitable anchorfor a resilient staff or standard on which the signal is carried ormounted, and the said staff or standard, which ,for the purposes of thisspecification will hereafter be termed a standard, is resilientpractically throughout its length and characterized by the function ofregaining its normal position after it has been struck or displaced bythe automobile or the like.

It is the further purpose of the inventor to provide a stand which isresilient and yet strong and durable.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and. claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this application wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in whichFigure 1 illustrates a view in elevation showing a standard and partsassociated therewith, and illustrating one embodiment of a means foranchoring it;

Figure 2 illustrates a similar view except that the standard is anchoredin a base which may be portable or stationary;

Figure 3 illustrates a view in elevation of the core of the standardwith the external enclosing means in section;

Figure 4 illustrates a face view of one of the sections of the core; and

. Figure 5 illustrates aview in elevation, partly in section of afragment of the core and the resilient helical winding.

In the present embodiment of the invention the core or central portionof the standard is formed by assembling a plurality of superimposedrings or tubular members H] which may be circular or octagonal in plan.The contacting surfaces of the tubular members are interlocked or haveinterengaging portions which are operative to prevent rotation of onewith relation to the other. In this form of the invention, thecontacting surfaces are provided with serrations ll whose edges engagebetween the surfaces of corresponding serrations on the con- 5 tiguoustubular section. The end sections l2 and I3 of the core are anchoredrespectively to a head I4 and a base. One such base I5 is shown inFigure 1 and another such base It is shown in Figure 2.

The characteristic of the base shown in Figure 1 is that the lower endmember l3 fits in a socket I1 and it may be secured therein by afastening such as a cross pin l8 which is applied to the aperture l9 inthe said lower end section 15 I3. In the form shown in Figure 1, thebase has an anchor-spur 20 of appropriate type which may be modified tosuit particular requirements.

The head l4- may consist of a circular or other shaped frame 2| having arecessed boss 22 into 20 which the upper end member [2 is secured bymeans of a pin 23 anchored in the boss and projecting through theaperture 24 in the upper end member. The frame may contain a reflector25 of any suitable type or other signalling instru- 25 mentality. Thesaid frame may also have an apertured boss 26 in which a stafi or othersupport 21 having a sign 28 is anchored.

In order to hold the core sections of the staff assembled they may beembraced by a resilient 30 tube 29 and the resilient tube may bereenforced by a resilient wire 30 or the like, helically wound on thetube or, under some conditions, the resilient tube may be applieddirectly to the superposed sections of the core. Under other conditions,it 35 may be possible to utilize the resilient tube alone and todispense with the helically wound wire, but so far as developed, thestandard illustrated has been found satisfactory.

The standard and its accompanying parts is 40 identified by the numeral3| in Figure 2 and has the characteristics of the standard justdescribed and the other parts associated with it are likewise of thesame general structure heretofore described except that the base l6 hasa flat bottom 45 which may support the standard and the said base may beportable in order that it may be moved from place to place, according tothe traflic requirements.

The standard is secured in a recess 32 of the 50 base IS in the samemanner in which the standard is secured to the anchor l5. If desired,the base may have one or more additional recesses or seats 33 in whichthe standards of other signals are mounted and the reflectors of theadded ably anchored standard comprising tubular sections havingpnon-rotatable contiguous surfaces and a resilient element for holdingthe said sections assembled. V r, V, H

2. A traflic signalsupport comprising a suitably anchored standardcomprising tubular sections having non-rotatable contiguous surfaces,and; a; resilient tube encompassing the sections and re- 7 taining themassembled.

ably anchored standard comprising tubular sections havingnon-rotatablecontiguous surfaces, and a resilient strand helically woundon the sections operativeto resiliently hold them assembledf" a 7standards would be located at angles to one another in order to reflectlight from different 4. A traffic signal support comprising a suitablyanchored standard comprising tubular sections having non-rotatablecontiguous surfaces, a resilient tubular member encompassing thesections for holding them assembled, and a resilient strand helicallywound on the said'resilient tubular member.

5. A traffic signal support comprising a suitably anchored standardcomprising tubular sections having-non-rotatable contiguous surfaces, atubular member encompassing the sections for holding them assembled, anda resilient strand helically wound on the tubular member.

6. A traffic signal having a suitably anchored 4 standard comprisingtubular sectionslhaving non- 3. A traific signal support comprising.asuitrotatable'contiguous surfaces, a signal secured to assembled.

n RorD F. MURRAY.

